The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-06

She waited and waited, the sweet, stead
fast face growing whittier and winter as sne
found She would have to wait in vsin.
"You ought not to do IT," was all Mr..
Grahame said and then, furling the sun
shade hurriedly, he lifted his hat and strode
back to Dernsidc, packed his portmanteau,
and was of downward before she rcgained
the house.
It was only her fortune he had cared for,
then only her fortunel
That was the keenest grief that Honoria
bore away with her one brief week after
wards. Then, escaping from the chorus OF
scandalzed astonishment in the neighbor-
hood, she too left Dernside, expecting-uay,
hopingg-neveIr to see 1t again.
BY help of Mr.. Dean she traced her
| mothers relatives, and among them for
months, which dragged themselves into
long year, found q temporary home. But
none of them were rich. The income she
consented to retain was insufficient to pur-
chase her welcome. Under their roof she
felt what she was-an alien, stranger
| One worthy man, curate cousin, could
only house her when his children were at
school. Another, a naval Captain, pro-
posed taking her to Hong Kong with him
on his next voyage. "It was such Il capital
place for getting girls married in, and his
wife didn't want permanent boarder, you
| know" Two old maiden ladies, second
cousins, "could have her when they didn't
require fircs when she could sit in her own
room great deal !" but from place to place,
and pillar to post, as poor Honoria went,
she was made to feel that with her rich
upbringing and her present almost poverty
(for which last her new-found kinsfolk
unanimously blamed herr, she was out Of
harmony with such kindred as she had,
very waif, without a haven in sight into
which she might hope to drift
This knowledge, backed by another
secret pain, was making her not morose-
for nothing of that sort was in her nature
but unspeakably sad, when in her second
desolate winter she made a brave effort to
shake off the bondage of this depression
and step out into some occupation that
should deaden her past.
81 must find work of some sort; will you
help mel" she asked her curate cousin.
"Work!" he repeated, obviously; "you
are not strong enough for that, Honoria.
You should have thought of that before
you cast away what Providence"
80, hushr' she wearily implored ~
must be able to do something; at least, Ill
try. What is it. little mani" as the curate's
"Ze pos'man dave me dis,' said little
Beau, and ''dis" was letter to Honoria,
running thus:
DERNsIDE, Dec. go, 1Ss-.-De0r Miss Went
,cOrth: AS we hear by inquiries that you are not
yet particularly settled as to residence write ,,
come and spend Christmas in the home you SO
generously renounced to us and ours. Our chill
Believe me, we shall all feel the new year begin
more happily for your presence among US; and
sincerely trust we shall, in some way, be able to
repay you for the trial which return to Dern
side may at first prove At any rate, let us try
Do not grieve us by refusal, but come quickly to
! yours most truly. GERALDINE CoRBErTE.
Such yearning sprang up in her to see
, the old place once more she quelled heI
, first proud rebellious inclination to refuse
and went. And this is how she was met:
The evening was closing, stars frosiily
. shining overhead, the house glowing with
. many lights from within, as she was driven
up At the wide-open door o kind motherlJ
face smiled welcome on her, and one Of
Cyprian Wentworth's sisters led her to an
| other widow lady, who kissed her ani
thanked her with an emotion which wa.
, very catching for all she had given them
, back, and bade her go warm herself, aftel
her long drive, in the library, and see il she
could find no one else among them whom
| she knew.
10 Une library, Inen, Blu Weuv auu AV1 IL
, the sparkling light Of the old yew logs stoot
2 Hubert Grahame!
VI He, hurrying to meet her, took first on,
hand, and, finding that was shaking, thel
n the other; then since she seemed nowis
q | less nervous, boldly steadied her trembling
!. figure with his two strong arms, and mad'
K confession of much which until now hat
e been incomprehensible.
81 found when first came to the Cros
e bies that, like them, you knew nothing o
Z US Grahames, or that my mother was on
e of the discarded sisters. So l thought
n would stay on and see what our supplan te
h was like. started with trying hard no
to like you, but that soon came to an end
i could not manage it. Then stopped
when ought to have gone away, and grew
r to love you more and more. But I'd neve
Q have told it while you were my uncle
j heiress, and we were all SO poor; and, mos
q and best loved you when you were i
]. such trouble, and felt ought to bid 20
keep the whole of Dernside; and yet, 70
;. INV mothers sake and all the others, wa
a torn two ways at once. And sweetheart
h Honoria, il you've not learned to think m
Il poltroon, will you have me nowa I ha
:, not enough to dure to ask you then. Blu
X I'm getting on; don't think we shall be s
D very poor Last month q rather great gu
d took me for his partner. And little bi
of your own will be yours again. Their
e are four of US Grahames, six sons an
e daughters of Aunt Geraldine. So you wi
II take tenth of your fortune back with me
1T Honoria. Is it worth having"
v Worth having! She clings to him q
. they stand there in the red tirelight
i, "worth having" Ah, with HIM, worth a
q. the other ten times told, she says-CaSseN